Um..U Guessed It – Still No Mail

This is getting beyond aggravating. I could have sent a snail mail that would have made it faster then the internet! Pisses me off and I’d bitch to Yahoo but hey, the service is free so guess I don’t have much to complain about.

Forgot to set my dvd player to record a “new, original” movie on the sci-fi channel…at least, I think it was on the sci-fi channel. Guess I’ll set it for 1 am because they usually replay the movies about that time. I’m certainly hoping to be in bed long before that. I have such a sour taste in my mouth that I can’t get rid of…yuck!

Cardiac Arrests

Well, it has been one of those days. Had two cardiac arrests today, practically right in a row. Both patients were men and both of them died.

The first man was in his 90’s. He told his wife he didn’t feel good and went to lie down. She checked on him 30 minutes later and he wouldn’t wakeup. She couldn’t tell if he was breathing either. Instead of calling 911, she called a Hospice nurse. It wasn’t until that nurse told her it would be another 30 minutes before she could get there did the woman call 911.

We did CPR but he had been down way too long by that point. The paramedics pronounced him dead when they arrived. I felt sorry for the woman – she was so confused on what she should do in a situation like that. I had to pry the information out of her because she wasn’t sure she should be calling 911 when she didn’t know if he was just asleep or if he was breathing.

My second call was from a hysterical woman whose husband had been on the phone talking to his mom. The wife was washing the dishes and heard the phone drop on the floor. Her husband was slumped over in the chair making gurgling noises. He wasn’t breathing really even though she thought he was because of the noises he was making. I could tell it wasn’t normal breathing from the sounds of it.

However, she got him to the floor and I talked her through CPR. I could hear his bones cracking as she did chest compressions, she was pressing down that much. They weren’t breaking – just making cracking noises. She couldn’t get a good seal on his mouth to give him the breaths so we kept up the compressions.

The paramedics worked on him for twenty minutes before transporting him to the hospital. When they called in later they said the man died. This guy was only 49 years old and had never presented with any other medical problems in his life. By all accounts, the wife thought he was as healthy as an ox.

One of my coworkers is their neighbor so she called her husband to go over to stay with the woman or take her to the hospital, whichever she decided to do. I felt sorry for the woman – she zealously tried to save him but there wasn’t anything anyone could do. The paramedics think he had a massive heart attack.

So those were my two most upsetting calls today.

Hate Being Sick

I honestly don’t know how I will make it through tomorrow if it is anything like the last three days. Time keeps crawling by until I am sure the clock is actually going counter clockwise.

My left eye is still pussing and watering. It is swollen and the skin around it is raw. It hurts to blink. The allergy medicine isn’t working but I know it is allergy related. I’m trying to avoid wiping it so often so it won’t feel so raw. The cold I got in Iowa is still hanging on and on. It is still in my chest and now my throat hurts as well. Don’t know if it will end up being strep or what.

I know, too much information, but at least I’m writing posts!

I’m anxious to get home – have 1 hr to go. I should go to bed right away but know that I won’t. For one thing, I’m kind of hungry as I ate last just before noon. Also, if I go straight to bed, I’ll have to get up and come back here for 12 hrs. Ugh. Wish I could just stay home in bed.

Nothing In the World

I should be doing something but I don’t want to – I hate when I feel this way. There are plenty of things for me to do – dishes, take out the trash, vacuum, etc., but it all sits there undone.

I did go to KFC for lunch – yesterday I went to Arby’s so I’m getting out some but should be doing more.

Its like I’d rather sit here daydreaming about how I’d like my life to be rather then face the day to day of how my life is. How sad is that?

I’ve always been a dreamer though – thanks Mom. I have a great imagination but it profits me not. I’d like to create something that is vivid and visual – like painting pictures – but I’m not good at it.

Maybe I’m down partially because I have gotten no email for the last three days or so. I feel more isolated and cut off then usual.

Have to get ready for work. Ugh. Simon wants to sit on my lap – he has been more needy then usual since I got home. Probably had separation anxiety. Well, still no email.

Yep, Still No Mail

This is getting really irritating. I can only assume it is going to last all weekend – that Yahoo must be doing some sort of upgrade or something. They should really post when they will be unavailable like WordPress does – it is very aggravating.

Had an alright night at work – it drug on so long I swore it was 8 hrs if not 12 hrs. Several of us complained the clocks had to be broken. They actually had to evacuate to the backup center while I was gone on vacation – the a/c broke & the computers overheated and shut down so they had to move. I’m glad I missed it – sounded like pure chaos.

I started and finished “Predator” by Patricia Cornwell. It was pretty good and had me guessing till almost to the end.

Well, that is all I have to write about right now. It is 1 am and I will have to go to bed here shortly. I was so confused getting off at 7pm – expected it to be dark and everything – but it wasn’t. I was reading at home and finished the book about an hour ago. Took me about 8 hrs with interruptions the first four. Not too bad actually.